General
Thursday
Teacher pay scales 2025-26: what will your salary look like?
After the government’s announcement of a 4 per cent pay rise for teachers in England, here are the pay scales for the 2025-26 academic year
‘This pay award gives us a small but significant reason to hope’
The financial situation is tough for all in schools, but this pay award shows a shift in tone we should seize upon and credit, argues Tom Campbell, chief executive of E-ACT
Revealed: top inspection ratings out of reach for Scottish schools
Only seven schools have been rated ‘excellent’ for learning and teaching since 2016, according to a Tes investigation uncovering more than eight years of inspection findings
How to create a truly inclusive education system
The executive chair of the Centre for Young Lives explains its new roadmap to help the government deliver a more inclusive school system – and why inclusion is so important
Tuesday
How to get governance right in international schools
Governors can be ‘a powerful force for good in a school’ – but setting up an effective board isn’t easy, according to a panel of experienced chairs and governors who share their practical advice
Female school leaders benefit the whole education system
There are significant gender gaps in school leadership across the world – and new Unesco research highlights the positive impact of female headteachers, writes Manos Antoninis
6 safety priorities schools should know about
These are the areas that school leaders often overlook when thinking about health and safety, according to a school-based accident expert
Monday
Why sustainability is now key for student teachers in Scotland
A new framework will help teachers at the start of their career in Scotland to respond to urgent environmental and sustainability challenges
Why education keeps collapsing into crisis
From pupil absence to teacher retention issues, we tolerate widespread, low-level failure. The system must act before dysfunction becomes unignorable, says this headteacher
Friday
8 ways to save money and have better school buildings
At the Schools and Academies Show senior leaders discussed numerous ways to better manage the sprawling estates that trusts and schools manage. Here are some of the key insights they had to share
What we can learn from Canada about SEND
Across the Atlantic better integration and stronger collaboration provide a fairer system for all, writes one MP who is part of a Commons committee investigating the SEND support crisis
